Want to Start Your Own Kitchen Garden? Here's What You Need to Know

The following points will introduce you to tips that you can utilize to cultivate your own food in your backyard.

1. Initiate with small planting

It is always recommended to start with a small set up. Plan a garden with few plants; get some experience and then scale up gradually.

2. Test your soil

Plantation depends on the quality of soil and organisms that live in it that provide efficacious nutrients to your plants. Get the soil tested for lead, deadly poison that may harm and cause impairment.

3. Select the relevant type of gardening

The raised-bed garden is a best option when your soil is poor and does not drain well. The container garden works well if you have limited space, whereas in-ground garden bed serves beneficial for a good soil and with extra room. You can also try your hand at horticulture with a window box garden if you live in an apartment.

4. Ample sunlight

The best location for a garden is one where it receives at least six hours of direct sunlight per day.

5. Amend the soil

Toss away shredded leaves at the plot to enrich the soil with plenty of organic matter. It not only feeds soil organisms, but also creates spaces for water and air to flow and roots to grow and hold moisture

6. Plan the insemination accordingly

Early planting weakens the plants which results into inadequate fecundity. Some vegetables, such as lettuce and peas, can be sown directly in the soil as soon as it is prepared in spring. However, many vegetables, including tomatoes, should not be planted until the danger of frost has passed.

7. Detailed research

Search the Internet, refer books and catalogues or talk to your friends to narrow down a factual list of what should be seeded, and when your crops will be ready for harvest.

8. Keep it hydrated

Fruits and vegetables are mostly made of water. Make sure your plants are getting enough water to drink. If there is no sufficient amount of rain, ensure copious supply of water.

9. Choosing the kind of garden crop

One of the easiest and most rewarding kitchen gardens is a simple salad garden. Lettuces and other greens do not require much space or maintenance, and grow quickly. When it comes to natural flavor enhancers, nothing beats culinary herbs such as parsley, chives, sage, basil, tarragon, mint, rosemary and thyme.

10. Add supports and protection

Place tomato cages, trellises for peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and other climbers, and chicken-wire fencing for support and protection.

11. Utilize mulch for healthy soil

Do not thrash unused mulch as it can function substantially to nurture your soil. It deters weeds, helps retain moisture, and adds organic matter to the soil as it decays.

12. Proper maintenance

Actuate various protective barriers and organic products for tiniest of bacteria to the largest of raccoons. Do not forget for timely weeding as they may consume the nutritional food of your plants.

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